Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) has seen a rise in its stock price by 5.47 in relation to its previous close of 97.01. However, the company has experienced a -2.47% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-15 that NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Shift4 Payments Inc. (NYSE:FOUR) will replace R1 RCM Inc. (NASD:RCM) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the opening of trading on Wednesday, November 20. TowerBrook Capital Partners and Clayton, Dublier & Rice will acquire R1 RCM in a transaction expected to be completed on or about November 19.
Is It Worth Investing in Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Shift4 Payments Inc (NYSE: FOUR) is 55.48x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for FOUR is 1.64. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for FOUR is 67.17M and currently, short sellers hold a 11.50% of that float. On November 18, 2024, FOUR’s average trading volume was 1.19M shares.
FOUR’s Market Performance
FOUR stock saw an increase of -2.47% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.91% and a quarterly increase of 29.26%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.64%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.61% for Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.22% for FOUR stock, with a simple moving average of 34.44% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FOUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FOUR stocks, with Barclays repeating the rating for FOUR by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for FOUR in the upcoming period, according to Barclays is $120 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Oppenheimer, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FOUR reach a price target of $109. The rating they have provided for FOUR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 01st, 2024.
FOUR Trading at 12.12% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FOUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.61%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.64%, as shares surge +7.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +33.99% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FOUR fell by -2.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.27% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $95.41. In addition, Shift4 Payments Inc saw 37.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FOUR starting from Frankel Jordan, who sale 12,500 shares at the price of $82.57 back on Sep 16 ’24. After this action, Frankel Jordan now owns 228,021 shares of Shift4 Payments Inc, valued at $1,032,118 using the latest closing price.
Disman Nancy, the Chief Financial Officer of Shift4 Payments Inc, sale 20,000 shares at $81.30 during a trade that took place back on Sep 13 ’24, which means that Disman Nancy is holding 182,959 shares at $1,625,992 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FOUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Shift4 Payments Inc stands at -0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 20.94, with 3.30 for asset returns.
Based on Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 366.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.98.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Shift4 Payments Inc (FOUR) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
